Wildlife

Mills Canyon (Kiowa National Grassland)

Harding County, NM

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Canadian River canyon cut ~700 ft into shortgrass prairie on the Kiowa National Grassland — rim and canyon-floor campgrounds, riparian cottonwoods, and rimrock habitat for Barbary sheep, mule deer, raptors, and prairie birds. One of northeastern New Mexico’s few developed public wildlife-viewing gateways far from the Sangre de Cristo tourist corridor.

Field facts

RegionHarding County, NM
Coordinates36.0714, -104.3490
ManagerUSFS Kiowa/Rita Blanca National Grasslands (Cibola NF)
HabitatShortgrass prairie + Canadian River canyon riparian
FacilitiesMills Canyon Rim and floor campgrounds
AccessHigh-clearance recommended into canyon

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